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On smartwatches & power meters

We had a few words with Ray Maker of the dcrainmaker fame about the new Apple smartwatch, power meter technology and the newest trends in power meters.

When decisions aren’t popular

Early on Sunday Ironman announced the cancellation of Ironman Lake Tahoe and 70.3 Tahoe, and while it was not a popular decision for some, it was the right call.

The Weekend Box Sep 21 2014

The Weekend Box presents races in Lanzarote and Cozumel among other venues, a Maxim Hot triathlete, and a sad incident at the Maui Marathon.

IM Lake Tahoe races cancelled

The King Fire had been looming nearby and with unfortunate wind changes the call was made this morning to cancel both Ironman and 70.3 Lake Tahoe today.

Billard, Pedersen win LD Worlds

Bertrand Billard of France defended his title and Camilla Pedersen of Denmark continued her remarkable recovery from a bike crash coma last year to win the elite titles at the ITU Long Distance Worlds in China

Zyemtsev, Jackson take Princeton

Viktor Zyemtsev won Ironman 70.3 Princeton in a sprint finish over Jesse Thomas. Heather Jackson was first into T2 and pulled away from there to take the women’s title.

Ruzafa, Duffy win XTERRA USA

Ruben Ruzafa of Spain edged Josiah Middaugh by less than a minute and Flora Duffy dominated the women’s field at the XTERRA USA Championship in Ogden, Utah

A quirky chat with Tim Don

Our Timothy Carlson did his best James Lipton impression as he interviewed Tim Don this summer about life in general, being a Don and much more.

Jens Voigt breaks 1 hour record

Jens Voigt managed 51.115 kms tonight in Grenchen, Switzerland to break the UCI 1 hour record with tons of fans from around the world watching on and yelling shut up legs.

The Best and Worst of Interbike

After a few days at the 2014 Interbike show, our editor-in-chief created a list of Best and Worst products, people and services he noticed while in Las Vegas.

From Qatar to Mt Tremblant – late

Ryan Christian was 4th in M25-29 at the 70.3 Worlds in Mont Tremblant, but the Aussie who resides in Qatar almost missed the race. He thought the race was on September 14.

A summer of Team Sirius training

Siri Lindley coaches many great triathletes at her Boulder, Colorado base. A visual chronicle of some of her swim, bike, run and gym sessions this summer. Photo gallery by Timothy Carlson.

The Weekend Box Sep 14 2014

We offer accounts of Challenges in the Netherlands and England, an Ironman in Wales, a seaside classic in California and a no-pro 70.3 in Denmark.

Raelert, Van Vlerken win Ruegen

Michael Raelert won his second race in two weeks in dominant form and Yvonne Van Vlerken edged Laura Philipp by 7 seconds at Ironman 70.3 Ruegen which was switched to a duathlon by bad weather.

Aaron Royle’s Giant TCR

Aussie Aaron Royle won the 2014 Super Sprint Tri Grand Prix in Las Vegas and we managed to look closer at his Shimano equipped Giant TCR race bike.

Atkinson, Steffen win Mooloolaba

Courtney Atkinson won a finish-line sprint with Dan Wilson and Caroline Steffen used a race-best run to outpace Radka Vodickova to win IM 70.3 Sunshine Coast.

Meet the Bianchi Aquila CV

At the 2014 Interbike show we moved the Bianchi Aquila CV bike to the side to capture detailed pics of this bike that is still considered a prototype.